tile difpofitrbn of the Sencejs,. and that
they aclua'ly committed the late mur
dt.a on the Allegheny tiver.
fc — I think we (hall have interefling
B'trs ihoitly from Venango—which I
without <j^lay."
ExSra£l of a letter frorti the fami Gen
tkinja dited the 13th of June, 1794.
" Since I «ddrefled you last, we learn
that ore m«i of the party, said to be
a! killed, near Fort Franklin, had ef
c ;p;I; we have alio reason. to believe
tkii. the Indians who did the mifchief,
were fraca the weft, and not of the Six
BiEiaJi.tiay, by accounts froul the officer
commanding Fort Franklin, so far from
feting koiliie, a party of Seruiecas, join
ed to a detachment of that garrison,
vrcmt tit pmfnit of the perpetrators of
ta& laH murder.
— Ttie fljiftuation & inconfjftericy of
(Hi, at-ws is such, that it is difficult to
forln a proper opinion. Captain Den
ny has continued his march ; and I fup
po£e is sow at Venango."
Pitljlurgb jutie ICJ.
Since Friday last the news we've had,
Has been, dear fir, extremely bad ;
A™ Indian of the Seneceas ;
A white who fwcars to all he fays,
Have bro't a moll alarming flory
The ftihllance I shall set before ye—
S*x ifcstkms of the Indians set 011,
By the Do'il and Imps of Britain,
ILire join'd tK? Indians to the .veflward,
liy which we soon shall be quite preft
hard —
They now are crofting o'er the lake,
Fort Franklin to surprise and take j—
That Fort will certainly be taken
And scarce a settler save his bacori.
June 13.
The new s I- wrote three days ago,
This day 1 learn if all Untrue ;
The Bfitifh have not gain'd their ends,
The Seneccis are flii'l our friends 5
Fort Franklin is in Jlatu-qua,
N<»r rtreads a white or yellow foe—
Far Cipt. Denny finds he can go.
And Ifnppofe is at Venango"—
Aftho t' extract the naked truth,
We put these trade s on their oath ;
Yet while they swear to what tliey fay,
We find we're humm'd from day to day;
Hence, when I write to you again—
A second letter shall the firfl explain.
By this Day's Mail.
PITTSBURGH, June 14.
Extra# of a letter from a gentleman at
Greenville, head quarters of the army
of the United States, to his friend in this
town, dated April 23, 1794.
" The legion is still in this vicinity,hav
ing performed no other exploit during the
winter, than the erection of a small ftock
adework, on Gov. St. Clair's unfortunate
field ; we have been in a " moving, halt
ing posture" since the firft of December,
but it would seem that the longer we con
tinue here, the more firm our attachment
to'thefpot, and at present it is altogether
uncertain when we may move, or where.
The savages are still reserved, and excuse
lis, whilst they depredate on the river set
tlements ; we may however reasonably ex
p;<ft a stroke at one of our weekly convoys
from Fort Hamilton, in a very short time.'
Extra£l of a letter from the Cortimand
ing Officer of Fort Franklin, dated
June 9, 1794.
" Since my last. letter to you, three
mm of the names of Wallace, Poor,
and Richard Van Sickle, left this place
on the sth inft. in order to go to Fort
Pitt ; they were attacked by the Indi
ans, when Wallace and Poor were kil
led, the other returned and gave me
this information.—The day following
I ordered five Senecas and five white
men, not belonging to the garrison, to
go in search of the deceased; they
found Wallace and Poor shot, scalped
and tomahawked, and after burying
them returned.
Mr. Scull,
The following Speech sent by the Corn
planter, alias John Obail, to .Lieute
nant Polhemus, commandant of Fort
Franklin, together with the remarks
thereon, you will please give a place
in your next paper.
Glnnjhadgo, May 24, 1794.
Sir,
I HAVE returned home fafe*. I
wrote a letter to you and hope you re
ceived it, in regard to the British fending
a man to Cataragarajs, and he sent for
me—-I W e n t to fee him, not him alon'e,
hut likewise the Munfees, refpedling
the man that was killed at French, creek,
as you wrote t© me concerning that bu
siness.
Brothers. This man that sent for
we to Cataragaras wanted to know what
we were about; it seemed to him, as if
* Had been at the mouth of Buf
faloe.
we were hiding' ourfelvesj. I spoke to
hiiti, and told him the realbn of our
hiding ourselves, thst the white t people
thirlk that we are nobodyf. I have
told thing from the beginning
—that the Six Nations would not be
heard by any body. This was all that
passed between the British man and my
felf; his name is William Johnfton :
Brother. Thfen 1 spoke to the Man
fees in regard of your writing to me to
help you, and I ««flccd their minds as the
tomahawk was (licking in their heads ;
then the Munfees spoke and told me
they were not drunk about this affair ;
as you wrote to me, and told me that
you wanted to make our minds easy
about this affair—it fha'l be so—this is
all I have to fay this present time about
it. As 1 went there, every thing hap
pened right, and you will hear a little
what Bears Oil Chief said, as he was
sent there hy the Chiefs at Conyat. I
fend you three ftringsof wampum given
to me by Bears Oil Chief, and his
words were, that God Almighty had
made day and night, and when he law
me, it appeared to him as if it was dav
light 4
Brother, fays Bears Oil, my mind is
very uneasy when 1 live at Conyat, and
every summer I fee the bad Indians, and
always tell them not to interrupt our
friends this way. Bears Oil fays his
mind is very uneasy, and the reason is
that he can hardly keep the western na
tions backany longer,'as the white peo
ple are making forts in their country ;
and another thing, our warriors and
children are very uneasy, they fay that
they cannot go out of doois to cafe
ihemfelves, for fear of hurting General
| Walhington's lands, which mull be the
reason we are to be killedJj. Bears Oil
; speaks, and fays he was sent by all the
Chiefs, and they looked out which was
the best way for him to go—by water,
there was a lake, that. God Almighty
had made for every body, and he hoped
that General Washington would have
nothing to fay if he went by water.
Now, BrothAs, fays Beard-oil to the
Six Nations, I have come to know your
minds, and if you want me to come
down here to live, I will come ; —I
fend you 5 firings of wampum as his
speech on that head. I spoke to Bears
oil for William Johnfton to help him,
as the white people think nothing of
us ; then Johnfton spoke and told him
he would help him, and told him to go
home, and tell his warriors and children
to go to work, and plant corn, and
get their living. I then spoke to
Bears-oil myfelf to make his mind easy,
and go home, and if he saw any of the
weitern people going to war, to tell
them not to interrupt any body about
Freneh creek, or any body in' that
country, and if he should fee them, to
tell them to go back to those that were
at war.
I told Bears-oil afterwards, if you
don't fee any body, and they do jfliy
mifchief, we cannot help it. Then,
after that, I considered, and dispatch
ed runners to Ofwego, and to Buffaloe
creek, and to the Genefei, for all the
chiefs to rife, and likewiTe General
Chapin, fuperintendant of Indian af
fairs.
Then Mr. Johnfton. spoke, and said
if the Six Nations went he would go
with them—there is but eight days to
come when they will meet like what I
have said.
Brothers, at' French creek, if it
should happen that they dont come,
you must not blame me, for it is not
my fault, because you know very well
I am almost tired of talking, because
none of you _will hear It will
be but a few days before I will know
whether they are coming, and if thev
are, you shall know it immediately.
I am your friend and brother,
JOHN f OBAIL,
mark.
Lieut. John Polhemus,
Commanding F. F.
I wrote you last about ftoppoing the
troops, I hope you will till affairs are
fettled.
§ This is artful enough to touch the
pride of the savage warrior.
f A good hint that we do not make
so much of him as we ought to do
The truth is we have always made too
much. He is bur a Captain over 18
men.
| Not a bad figure this, and artful
ly flattering to the brother savages whom
he meant to gain.
|| This is no doubt the fuggeflions
of the British, to wound the pride of
the savages, and incite them to war.
Sly enough, pretending reflraint where
none exists; and affecting great cau
tion of treading on our foil.
The devil take him ; have we not
been always hllening to him, tho* every
body but the Minister at war knows that
it is of bo conference what he fays.
It depends upon ourselves to keep him,
and the other. Indians at peace ; and
that is by {hewing them that it is not
fafe to be othenyife. The Six Nations
taking part with Britain or with us,
depends on the occupation of Pfef
qu'ifle-. A ferce there will, command
them. ■ Give umbrage to the Six Nati
ons } Does not every body know it is
not the want of umbrage that keeps
them quiet, but the impreflton of fear,
lncteafe the fear and disregard the um
brage. This is the natural policy on
this occasion. If the British in the
mean time take poflefiion of Prefqu'ifle,
the measures of our executive will be
justly reprobated, and if it does not
cost the minister the guillotine, we hope
it will his place.
NEW-YORK, June 19.
ARRIVED.
Brig Charlotte, Saltus, St. Euftatia
Sloop Dolphin, Snow, do.
Rose, Waflon, St. Thomas
Betsey, Archey, Newbern N. C.
CLEARED.
Brig Experiment, Minor, Washington
Sloop Polly. Johnson, Snow-Hill
Polly, Graves, Norfolk
Friendship, Price, Middletown
. NEWBURYPORT, June 14.
On Tuesday last the building ddign
ed for the Mannfa&ory of Woolens, was
raised at Byfitld, the property of a num
ber qf the patriotic inhabitants of this
town. The plan is elegant, undettak
ing arduous, and affords another instance
of the enterprising spirit which is so
corvfpicuous in the American character.
It pis 90 feet in length, 30 wide, ana
three {lories high.
BOSTON June 14.
CORK FLEET.
Accounts from Halifax, of a late
date, mention the politive arrival of the
whole of the Cork fleet in the British
Weft-India Windward under
convoy of two feveuty-fours, and seve
ral frigates ; and that four regiments of
troops had arrived with the fleet. Other
accounts fay the French captured 36
fail—the fleet consists of 200. .
A gentleman from Bt. Domingo,
mentions, that soon after failing from
that Ifkuid, he spoke an Englrfh seven
ty-sour, and ten transports, full of sol
diers, bound against Port-au-Prince.
At Port-au-Prince, there are feveri
thousand armed negroes; determined
to defend the town.
The British squadron said to be ar
rived at Halifax, contains the following
vessels, Robufle 74, Commodore Mur
ray ; America, 64:, Capt. J. Rodney.;
Ruby 64, Capt. Sir R. Bickerton ;
Thetis 38, Capt. Cockran ; Thifbe 28,
Capt. Hardy.
It is asserted in the Halifax papers,
as coming from Capt Lovett, from this
town, that a bona Jide fequeflration of
British property had teken place here—
in the instances of three cargoes arrived
from England.
Arrived,
At the Custom-House, ship Abo,"
Petry, Bristol; brigs Betsy, Boyer,
Cape-Francoijs; Sally Phinney, St. Eu
ftatia ; Schooer Two Brothers, Paine,
Ttirks-lfland; Dolphin, Graves, St.
Euftatia ; Dawkins, Morris, Halifax ;
Helen, Prince, Hifpaniola; Sidney,
Ley, Halifax ; Sloop Abigail, Ives, do.
[From a London paper of March 27.J
LUNAR PHENOMENON. ■
Some days ago we presented our read
ers with a curious Advert ifement co
pied from the Daily Advertiser. The
following is taken from the Public
Ledger of this morning.
Two gentlemen, who were return
ing from Hammersmith on Wednesday
fe'nnight, observed, just as they arriv
ed at the gate at Hyde Park Corner,
the following wonderful phenomenon in
the moon: ,
It was then about five and thirty rtii
nutes past nine, when they were remark
ing the clearness of the moon and the
firmament. At this instant, one of the
gentlemen saw dart, to the
from the body of the moon in the upper
hemtfphere, a little above that planet, a
fiery metor to the extent of nearly fwo
of its diameters. The form was an a -
cute triangle, with the base nearly as
broad as a femi-diarneter of the above
luminary.
Ihe gentleman had no sooner exci
ted the attention of his friend to this
ft range appearance, than they both per
ceived another meteor of the fame na
ture darting to a distance of about a se
mi-diameter and a half of the moon be
low the other, of the fame form, and
about half the size. After they had
continued about two minute, the latter
withdrew itfelf by a contrading curve
into the lower hemisphere; and, in a
few seconds, the upper withdrew in
the fame form, dire&ion and manner.,'
The gentlemen like-wise obferved,that
While these meteors were in a itate of
emanation, the moort loft its spherical
form beneath that part from which they
had darted. But as soon as the meteors
disappeared, the luminary recovered its
usual afpeft, as if nothing had occur
red.
To prove the authenticity of this in
telligence. the two gentlemen's names,
and places of abode; are left with the
Printer of the paper from which this ar
ticle is copied.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED,
;•«. days
Ship Phcenix, Thompson, Liverpool 84
Brig S;dly, Weft, Antigua 25
Ariel, Gardrtei, St. Croix 18
Schr. Nancy, Florence, N* Orleans 23
Rolinda, Stutfon, Boston 8
Polly, Butler, Virginia 5
Sloop Lively, Moore, St. Martins 78
Thomas & Sally, Mitchel, Alex
andria 7
Salem, Elkins. New-York 4
Hope, White, North-Carolina 6
Betsey, Lacy, Norfolk 7
May-Flower, Dobbv, St.
Thomas's 18
Diana, Quandril, George-Town
Captain Gardner of the brig Ariel,
in 18 days from St. Croix informs, that
Monday last, he fell in with the Con
corde off Cape Henlopen, and a tender
In company, which had 18 fail of mer
chentmen under convoy, bound for Ha
vre-de-Grace.
Captain Weft of the brig Sally, in
25 days from Antigua informs, that 011
June 18th, in lat. 32, o, long. 49,
spoke the brig Somerset, Ci'pt. Ro
gers, of and from New-York, bound to
Jamaica, cut 11 days. The 21ft, in
lat ; 37' !> lon g- 73> 38, spoke the
brig Flora, Capt. Caffin, from Phila
delphia to the Havannah, out a few
days, all well.
For Fort Dolphin & St. Marc,
The very fajl failing Brig
wMk TWO sisters '
For a few paiTages, on
ly, apply to
NICH. PARIZET,
Or,
LOUIS OS MONT,
No. 117, north Second ltreet.
June 20. d3t
For New Orleans,
ncjah's ark,
Edward Jacocks, Matter.
WILL fail w.th all poflibie lpeed, (fay
Hrft Ju'y) is now (fifchaigirig a cargo oi Tjr
from N. Carolina, will take in x cargo as
soon .as unloaded.
The chief part Of her cargo being ready,
a little may be received on freight* Apply
("or it and for palfage to
LOUIS OSMONT,
No- 117, north Second street.
N. B. None but American property wi'l
be received on board, either out or home,
—She is intended return immediately, &•
L. Olmont will thank his fr en'ds .so/ recom
mending her to tKeir conefpondnus for
freight home.
June 20 . d".i
140 BARRELS
Best. Boston BEEF,
iS HOGSHEADS
New-England Rum,-
Received by the schooner Belinda, from
Boston, and for sale by
Nalbro' & John Frazier.
No. 81, Walnut Jlreet.
June 20 mw&33w
JUST RECEIVED,
And for Sale at
Mathew Carey's Store,
No. I *8, Market ftrtet,
LETTERS from France;
CONTAINING a great variet) of orir
ginal information co,ice'ning the most im
portant events tnac have uccurred in that
country in u.e years 1790, 1794, 1792, and
'793-
By Helen Maria Williams.
Price bound, 13/1 '-2—fe\yed >» blue pa
per, io/io.
Said Carey has in the press, and nuillfpee
dily publi/h,
I. •'
An impartial fciftory of the French Revo
lution, 1 rom its coinnii ncement, to the eeath
at the Queen, and, the execution of the Gi
ronde party.
11.
Plowden's htftotyof the Britilh Empire,
Iron) Way 1792 to December 1793.
111.
Moore's Journal, translated into French.
IV.
Beat tie's Elements of Moral Stieuce,
, volume 11.
V
Gibfin's Peck-t Atlas.
vr.
Adventures of Rideric Random.
VII.
Edward's treatise on the Religions affec.
tiens.
J" ne 23 tuih&l2w
Bariy yelterday morning departed tnifc
life, Michael Duiican, Esq. late Naval
Officer for the port of Bridge-Town in
the tflartd of Barbadoes, "of which he
was a ,native, and where he was univer
sally efteeme<J. His ! remains were in
theeveniriginterred inClirift Churchßu
rying Ground, attended by a number of
refpeflablt: citizens. By those who had
the pleasure of Mr. Duncan's
ance finee his arrival in this city, he is
sincerely regretted.
June 20.
. .
PRICE of STOCKS.
6 per Cents; IS/4 y
3 per Cents, 10/4 >• Interest off.
Deferred' 11/7 J
U. S. Bank flock, 15 i-a Dividend
N. A. do. do. 16 ) on.
~ 7*o CIoRKESPOKDEtrrS. i
The piece signed " Pyrrhus," would
be unintelligible in this paper—it had
better be sent to tlieprefs from whence
the piece signed " Curtius" ifiued.
A slated meeting of the American
Philosophical Society, will be held at
their Hall on .Friday evening, the 20th
inft. at 7 o'clock.
R. PATTERSON, Secretary.
" " " . m,
NEW THEATRE.
Mr. Green's Night. ,
THIS EVENING,
June *O.
Will be; Presented,
A NEW COMEDY, never performed ia
America, called
How to Grow Rich.
Written by the Author of the Dramatist,
Notoriety, &c.
Pave, Mr. Chalmers
Smalltride, Mr. Bates
Sir Thomas Roundhead, Mr. Finch
Latitat, Mr. Green
Hippy, Mr. Francis
Warford, Mr.Moretotl
Sir Charles Dazzle, Mr. Cleveland
Plainly, Mr. De Moulin
Nab, . Mr. Rowfon
Formal, Mr. Warrelf
Servants, Mcflrs. Blifiett, J. Darley, J.
Warrell, and T. Warrell.
Lady Henrietta. Mrs. Whitlock
Kola, Mrs. Marftull
Miss Dazzle, M s. Francis
Betty, Mts. Cleveland
End of Aft 111. a Comic SON O, in cha
ra&cr, by a Gentleman, being his firft
appearance ; —and at the end of the .Co
medy, by cr-fire, Mr. Bates will fine
u The LITTLE FARTHING RUSH
LIGHT."
7 0 which will be added,
A new serious PANTOMIME, originally
performed at the Theatre in Paris, cal
led
La Foret Noire,
Or, The
natural son.
The Overture and Music entirely new,
compofea by Mr. ReinajHe ;
With new Scene; y, defigntd and executed
by Mr. Milbourn.
The Partlomime under the diredion of
Mr. Francis.
Geronte, father of Lucille, Mr. Gpeen
Lanzedan, Lucille's lover, Mr. Moreton
Adolphe, the natural son, Mailer T.War
rell
Pince, finical Abbe, Mr. Francis
Lubin, apeafant, Mr. Warrell
Fronte and Pafquin, servants to Geronte
Mefirs. Warrell and Darley jun.
Lucille, daughter to Geronte, Madame
Gafdie
Marton, Lucille s maid, Miss Rowfon
BANDITTI.
LeTerreur, captain of the banditti, Mr.
Marshall
Sans Quartier, the lieutenant", Mr. Cleve-
Le Fourbe, Mr. BWftt
Robbers,' Mefirs. De Moulin,Lee,
Bason, &c.
Tickets to be had of Mr. Green, at No.
68, north Eighth street.
On Monday the Tragedy of J U L I A
with the Comic Opera of The Waterman'
"Or A e First of Auguft—for the benefit
of Mrs. Shaw. *
Mr. Moreton and Mr. Harwood's Nieht
will be on Wednesday.
*** As" inconveniences to the public
have arisen from the Box book being open
on the days of performance Only, in future
attend ance will be giv, n at the office in
the Theatre every day from ten 'till one,
and on the days of performance from ten
till three o clock inthe afternoon. Appli
cations for Boxes, it is refpe&fully reques
ted, may be to Mr. Franklin,
at the Box-Office.
Nicholas Diehl, jun.
Attorney at Law,
INFORMS his f'i iends and the Public
that he has o,*neH cn OFFICE for the Tale
and purchaic of Real Eltates at No 19
I'luth Fourth street, where he wil: thank!
tn .y receive their commands, lfc a |fo
draws Deed., Mortgages aod otlier Writ
ings
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